Creighton System Theory

A systems theorist would say that Creighton’s Admissions office is complex and multifaceted. They would go on to describe how the system they use has many different subsystems or departments just within the admission office that works and encounter issues individually to provide knowledge to prospective students as well as collaborate with one another to provide an enjoyable and top rate idea of Creighton and the values and systems that make us greater than other similar institutions. The system the Creighton utilizes is a network that connects all departments on campus with the goal of getting new students to apply, getting them to commit to attending Creighton, Helping them strive academically while they are here, and getting them to graduate …show more content…
The significant aspect of systems theory is that it too focuses on being able to describe the system of communication that are being used and how we in an organization are working together to achieve a common goal. The organizational component that represents Creighton is one that has a hierarchical ordering, “ a system made up of smaller subsystems and is embedded with a larger super-system…arranged in highly sophisticated ways.” In this organizational system, you have a broad base that includes all of the undergraduate students and campus workers. These employees and students work together to make sure that the foundation of Creighton is intact. Also, this base is connected to the next level up superiors, which happen to be academic faculty. These academic faculty members are also connected to the principal supervisors of campus, the board, Provost, and the President of Creighton. Because Creighton is seemingly a growing organization, it has a communication system between these various levels that is set and works for the organization. Problems and things that needed to be worked on are found at the top and then delegated …show more content…
For example, I as a student might not think I have a voice, but Creighton has set up a longstanding tradition to assist in solving this problem for me. They have networks roles like Liaisons, “ a network participant who links two or more cliques together” For us our liaison is the Creighton Students Union President. This individual works to communicate concerns that we, the lower base of the organizational structure, has because the upper level might not be aware them. Conversely, this person also acts as a medium for expressing the solutions to our problems before implementation of the agreed plan. However, when you have a big organization with multiple departments like Creighton University does you often have the problem of bureaucracy within the organization. The president of Creighton acts as head of the University and works for the board to ensure day-to-day operations are going along in a cohesive and efficient manner. But when you have many different departments that mean the organization also has different man supervisors. A common problem with having a lot of employees is that you have a full span of management. When you have a wide span of management, it gets confusing for all staff as to who they